[cainiac03]

I am looking for advice on a basic two row theater setup in a newly constructed home. Attached is an image of the room and dimensions. (16' 10" x 18' 8") (8' 1" Ceiling)

The builder includes a 7ft deep x 1ft high riser in the construction of the home along with soundproofing insulation, speaker wiring and a media cabinet. We are currently framing and I need to let him know placement location of this riser in the room ASAP.

Things I am looking to get advice on from this great community are as follows:

Location of riser
Screen size and placement
Speaker Configuration (5.1?, 7.1?, in-ceiling?, in-wall?, etc.)

Any advice is welcomed and very much appreciated!

 

[BIGmouthinDC]

what kind of chairs/seats and can the door be moved at all?

 

[cainiac03]

what kind of chairs/seats and can the door be moved at all?

Thanks for the reply!


Thinking about going with 2 rows of 4 Octane Turbo XL700.


Unfortunately the door cannot be moved. That is the only way to gain access to this space.

 

[PreciseD]

If you can make the door swing out than you could walk onto the riser and not interfere with the seats..

 

[cainiac03]

There are actually four stairs that lead up into this room so changing the door swing is not a feasible option.

 

[BIGmouthinDC]

I think 4-3 not 4-4, sound will suck in the back row.

 

[PreciseD]

Why not do 4 theater seats and bar seating for 4-6 behind the chairs?

 

[SierraMikeBravo]

I am looking for advice on a basic two row theater setup in a newly constructed home. Attached is an image of the room and dimensions. (16' 10" x 18' 8") (8' 1" Ceiling)

The builder includes a 7ft deep x 1ft high riser in the construction of the home along with soundproofing insulation, speaker wiring and a media cabinet. We are currently framing and I need to let him know placement location of this riser in the room ASAP.

Things I am looking to get advice on from this great community are as follows:

Location of riser
Screen size and placement
Speaker Configuration (5.1?, 7.1?, in-ceiling?, in-wall?, etc.)

Any advice is welcomed and very much appreciated!

You might want to go with Jeff’s recommendation. Going with an odd numbered seat setup in the first row is ideal if you enjoy listening to music. Having that center chair is ideal for two channel listening. If the arm rests are removable, then 4 will work. Bars work for elevating seating in height challenged rooms, but with Atmos, bed channels should be placed lower in order to optimize the stereo imaging that the Atmos multi channel speaker setup requires. As a result, a 48” bar causes those channels in the rear to be blocked unless they are elevated, thus, reducing the effect of Atmos. As far as “where” should I place all my stuff, I would recommend either getting an acoustical layout performed by a reputable company, or use the general rule of thumb of thirds and fifths. By dividing the room into thirds or into fifths, you can place seating at these locations to get a general idea. Doesn’t tell you where to place the subwoofers for seat to seat response consistency, but generally helps to avoid nulls and peaks. Hope this helped!!